Car turning over on it's its on when battery cable hooked back up.

Asked by GreezyMu Aug 18, 2018 at 05:01 PM about the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt LT Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2005 Chevy Cobalt LT.  Why is it trying to
turn over by itself when I hook the battery or up?

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Did you just replace the starter or mess with its wiring? Maybe you dropped a tool down onto the starter posts if you had been working on it recently

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